by Rupe | Jul 13, 2011 | Fitness
Really good workout although I got pretty tired to the end. Unlike the last upper body day, I did not have an energy bar like the last. My 30 minute elliptical was at moderate pace. Focusing a bit on upping my reps on the exercise and upping my cardio burn…staying out of the anerobic level.
Workout: Day 48 (W13/Upper Body I) – 94mins/1min rest
Bench press 3×12 (75,75,75)
Incline press 3×12 (45,45,45)
Decline press 3×12 (45,45,45)
Front Military Press 3×12 (40,40,40)
Bench Dips 3×25
Push Down 3×12 (100,100,100)
Pec-Rear Delt 3×12 (70,100,100)
Fwd Str Arm Push Down 3×12 (70)
Forward Arm Raises – 3×12 (20lbs plates) – can substitue DB punch
Bent-over Lateral – 3×12 @15
Cardio: 30 mins
Distance: 3.0
Pushups: 0 (at least 50 per day)
Calories: 1000
Tracker
Total Distance: 132.00 miles (Goal 250/118.00 remain) *
Total Calories: 33,591 (Goal 50,000/16,409 remain) *
Total Pushups: 1,755 (Goal 10,000 / 8,245)
Good livin’…keep movin’!
-R-
by Rupe | Jul 13, 2011 | Health-Wellness-Sex
You’re about to leave the office to meet your new summer fling for a hot date. To check your breath, you turn to the classic breathing on your palm trick. The problem: It doesn’t work. (As if you hadn’t already figured that out by now.)
Here’s a better way to test your breath from Margaret Mitchell, D.D.S., member of the American Dental Association, and founder of the Mitchell Dental Spa in Chicago: Lick the back of your hand. Wait 10 minutes, then smell the area. Sulfur salts will stay on your hand, leaving a bad smell.
So what do you do if your mouth smells like a St. Bernard’s? Continue…
My Comments:
Hmmmm….! there is nothing like bad breath that can kill an otherwise good kiss. But can it be a good kiss, if the other person’s breath is pushing you back? I don’t think so. By the way, check to make sure your house is in order too. When it comes to kissing, one should live by the saying - Give to your partner what you would like them to give onto you…well, unless you like bad breath. Anyway…great article, click to take a read.
by Rupe | Jul 13, 2011 | Mad Musings, Mentoring
I was trying to do two things at once — cook (in the kitchen) while deciphering some paperwork (in the next room). I’d been interrupted a thousand times with requests for snacks, shrieks over spilled paint water, questions about what squirrels like to eat, and arguments over whether clouds could be blue and flowers could be green. And did I mention that a ruptured disk in my back was throbbing even worse than my head?
Still, nothing can excuse my behavior that afternoon.
I erupted like Mount Momsuvius: “Enough! Get out! Stop bothering me!” Continue…
My Comments:
Okay, so I am listening to CNN this morning at my desk and this reporter came on with this article…”9 Things not to say to your kids”. Now, I must admit, I am not the most liberal father out there, but for crying out loud…you have got to be kidding me. You have got to read this.
by Rupe | Jul 12, 2011 | Fitness, Inspiration
Everyone tells us to stay motivated. Our friends, our co-workers, our relatives say to keep going, don’t quit. Sometimes, though, you ask, “Why? Why try my hardest when it ends in disappointment? Why go through something when it’s going to hurt? Why?”
Because it’s going to be different this time! Because you can’t accomplish anything that you give up on. Disappointments and failures happen to everyone. The difference between those who reach their goals and those who don’t is staying motivated. If you’re motivated, you’ll keep going. If you keep going, eventually you’ll reach your goal.  Continue...
My Comments:
Awesome article on motivation from Sparkspeople…a must read.Â
by Rupe | Jul 12, 2011 | Fitness
Another awesome cardio/Abs session. It honestly was not as intense as last week: I did not do as many reps, because I think I need to take a rest…my body feels a bit worn because I have been working out straight for the last 4 days.
Workout: Day 47 (T12/Cardio-Abs) – 60mins/1min rest
Obliques -Â 75 (w/40lbs)
Reverse Machine – 50
Lying Crunches – 60
Lying Left Crunch – 60
Lying Right Crunch – 60
Cardio: 30 mins
Distance: 4.10
Pushups: 0 (at least 50 per day)
Calories: 600
Tracker
Total Distance: 129.00 miles (Goal 250/121.00 remain) *
Total Calories: 32,591 (Goal 50,000/17,409 remain) *
Total Pushups: 1,755 (Goal 10,000 / 8,245)
Good livin’…keep movin’!
-R-
